In Memory OfLCpl Javier Olvera

LCpl Javier Olvera, 20, U.S.M.C., born in California September 24, 1988, was killed in action on August 8, 2009. Olvera served as a Rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. While conducting a dismounted patrol through a contested area in the Helmand Province, an IED was detonated. Olvera and two of his brothers-in-arms were mortally wounded in the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and has a memorial highway named in his honor. Semper Fi, Marine! Til Valhalla, Brother!